Confined to their glasshouse, a family survives The Shred, a toxin that erases memory. Until the sisters are seduced by a Stranger who shatters their peace and stirs a past best left buried.
A memory-shredding neurochemical permeates the atmosphere like airborne dementia. Safe within an airtight glasshouse, a family preserves their past through rituals of collective memory. Mother teaches her children to protect their sanctuary at all costs. They hand-pollinate plants and shoot intruders on sight. The litany of their recited history centers around the long-awaited return of Luca, the prodigal son. Free-spirited Bee misses her twin passionately. To escape the memory of his loss, she deliberately exposes herself to the toxin. Gabe looms as a tragic warning against this path: he played too long outside, and now he is forever a child. Haunted by guilt, Evie obsessively archives keepsakes in her memory box to protect herself from her deepest fear: oblivion. The youngest, Daisy, lives solely in the present -- a savage innocent. When Bee breaks the family's first rule and lets a Stranger into their sanctuary, it upsets the family's rituals, unearthing truths they have tried to keep buried. Is he really their lost brother? Or are they players in a story he is rewriting to his own ends?
KELSEY EGAN graduated from Vassar College in 2005 with General Honours and Bachelor of Arts degrees in Neuroscience & Behaviour and Drama. Her directing thesis received the Molly Thacher Kazan Memorial Prize for distinction in the theatre arts. She subsequently gained experience on various studio and indie features in New York City and Beijing.
In May 2007, Kelsey moved to South Africa. After four years working on sets in Johannesburg, she set up her production company, Crave Pictures, in Cape Town. Kelsey is a dual citizen of the United States and South Africa. In 2024, she was endorsed by PACT and obtained her Exceptional Talent visa to work in the United Kingdom.
She has written on numerous TV series, including the 6-part TV adaptation of Deon Meyer’s bestselling thriller, "Trackers", commissioned by Africa’s Multichoice, German pubcaster ZDF and picked up by HBO Cinemax.
To broaden her scope as a writer / director, Kelsey has also worked professionally as a stunt performer, VFX producer, AD, producer and actress. Her credits include "Warrior", "Raised by Wolves", "Bloodshot", "Maze Runner: The Death Cure", "The Dark Tower", "Eye in the Sky", "The Giver", "Zulu", "Mad Max: Fury Road", and "District 9".
Kelsey’s award-winning first feature, "Glasshouse", premiered at the 25th Fantasia International Film Festival and Fantastic Fest in 2021. This dystopian fairytale received a four star review in the Guardian and a special mention in the New York Times, and was acquired by Signature Entertainment (UK/IE/AU/NZ), SNR (North America) and Screenbound (ROW),
Kelsey recently completed her second feature, "The Fix", a sci-fi thriller set in Cape Town with large scale stunts and over 600 VFX shots. Acquired by The Exchange for worldwide sales, excluding Africa, "The Fix" is releasing in North America in November 2024.
When not on set, Kelsey is focused on development.
Fantasia International Film Festival 2021
Fantastic Fest 2021
Sci-Fi London 2021
Films de Femmes de Créteil International Film Festival 2022
Sydney Sci-Fi Film Festival
Best Film - Sognielettrici ElectricDreams International Film Festival - 2022
Audience Award, Best Feature Film - Festival International de Films de Femmes de Créteil - 2022
Nominated, Best Director - Sydney Sci-Fi Film Festival - 2022
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